By CARLA SALAZAR, Associated Press Writer Carla Salazar, Associated Press Writer – Thu Jun 11, 7:56 pm ET
LIMA, Peru – Riot police used tear gas to turn student protesters away from Peru’s Congress on Thursday as thousands marched to back Amazon Indians resisting oil and natural gas exploration on their land.At least 20,000 students, labor union members and indigenous Peruvians from the country’s Andean highlands to its jungle lowlands joined the mostly peaceful nationwide protests.Full Story
